The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-01-13

Under the plet that h. Treasury "a
| q1iTed large sums, our taxing We III
has become rotten to the core. U der
/ the splciOus cry Of "prntrcuOu.' IA
poor have been tax d for the pr d of
the rich, AID the ytst m jJrlty nave
been burdenef Ia order u grant uTlVl.
legeS 10 the few A system has grown
up by which the rights of ninety five
Of our ciiZans have bee tramp en
upon In o der that thB other dV-
| should be created an order of mobility,
al aTistOcracy without tiJ e., u = a.
/ surely and regularly eating u The earn
ings of the peO'le. All IA 3 We ear
remedy, and without danger 10 lhr
treasury and without j. jury to any
L. ltgliimate Industry IN tha country Al
we need to furnish cure most #
our commercial evils, 10 wal - pOiii
cal Ills, will he fOund III tne langnagt
of the toast "When the / xes (iutle-) are
fairly imposed" IL il n I u dAtlOn
declaration, II not, indeed, IN Kay stOUe
of the arch OF sound Democracy, tina
'Rll taxes taken from the people should
go into the Q blc trea-uy," Will
und'r the present system only v Ty
small part of the taxes taken from IN
people reaches the treasury, and the
bulk goes iutO the pucke,s OF cOrOOr
ati0ns ard individuals, no more entitled
TO swallow up the earni g AMI saving
of the people than the X ian of raTtaTy
It is to day the glorious privilege of the
Democratic . y 10 right these wrongs.
Every unjust tax Cln now
ne dispensed with, eVoIy grievOus
eXactiOn can now be Topped
IF and we are where we can abolish
every tax, except those wher the entire
proceeds reach the public treasury. In
imposing taxes (dutle~) justly We mus
keep In view that cardinal tTnth that all
taxes are injurious aud burdensOm9
They are, 1t ts true, necessary evil, Du.
liFe any other evil, should be kept with
In the naTrOWest limits.
When taxes are high the people either
grow poor or fail to become rich and
cannot accumulate as they should
When great sums must b9 raised by tax
alton even articles of necessity are
reached and bufdened, but when axes
are low they can and should be conf ell
to a few articles in number, and THESE,
luXuries to gre It extent. High tax
mean larger cost of production, higher
prices and smaller sales, with less De
mand for labor, lower wages Tor 1t, and
larger living expenses Low taXss ena.
bic Us to produce cheaply, employ large
bodies OIL men, compel US to pay
better wages, enable us to sell cheaper
and allow US to encircla the world
with our commerce. The present con-
diJiOn Of the Treasury then gives the
Democratic party the prvil 60 f un
taxing the people and the opportunity
of building up every business interest
at home, and of spreading our white
winged prosperous commerce over every
sea. Ii we but seiZ5 the opportunity
thus given 1t will be our proud privi
lege to point to prosperous, we'll paid
happy people at home and fOreiga
commerce pouring gold, silver and the
spOils of the whole world into our cOf
fers and warehouses, as the direct result
Of the apparently commonplace per-
fNrmance of imposing the taxes (duties)
justly" There Is practical way of
reaching this end and as good way as
any is through the Morrison bill as be-.
ginning. His bill does not err in the
direction that our political enemies,
MessTs. Eyarts, Sherman, Kelly, Blaine,
/ IllLAAh II NAohUA ALlu Lh1 lu0llS OllAA SDs
Its fault all lies In the other direction.
II does not reduce taxes enOug1, and |
I'm here to say that If the bill doubled
the horizontal reduction IL pro 1os9s, IL
would iuj1re no Legitimate business
upon American soil, while 1t would aid,
encourage and assist hundreds.
We should welcome the opposition of
the Republicsn party. We should be
glad when Its leaders declare they would
reduce the taxes on whiskey, tobacco
and beer, while they would resist any
reduction on blankets, shoes, coal, iron,
steel, salt and lumber. Our declaration
should be all the louder 8ll the clearer
and all the more determined that all
taxes should be for revenue only, and in
untsXing the people we should begin by
lifting the burdens off all articles re-
qlired for the comfort Of the people and
keep the taxes as high as they are on
lUXuTies and upon the vices of he peO-
pie. To 'impOse the taxes justly" Is q
great privilege aud 1t is also a great
duty, and my fellow Democrats let us
not be driven from 1t. 1t is not only a
duty, 1t is sacred duty, and II we now
desert the truth (ss Wa did when ab8n
doning the hard money principles of the
party, we went whoring after green
backs and encouraged paper money iE-
flltiOn) we will never cease to regret 1t.
II we give 1t the chance the Republican
party will again become the champion
If Democratic principle and under the
banner of Tariff Reform drive retreat
ing and disgraced Democracy from the
control of the government. call upon
you to stand by this principle, to aban-
don 1t only when you die and promise
you that faithful support of 1t will
win for us inside Of two or three
years an overwhelming victory and
entitle the Democratic party to the
everlasting gratitude Of free people.
Be faithful and we shall emancipate
labor, give 1t abundant employment,
larger wages and cheaper Its cost of
living and add blessing upon blessing
to the lot OF our tOiling millions. We
shall drive out the boycott, the strike
and the lockout, and restore peace, good
will and fraternity between capital and
labor. l know there are some Of our
representatives In Congress who de.
serted US and voted against the Morrison
bill, which, as you know, was the only
strictly Democratic measure presented
to the Congress. Let us say to these
brethren while the light holds out to
burn the Vilest sinner may return" but
let US warn them that the wick Is low
and the lamp will soon be empty
Those Of them who are really Democrats,
who love the people and their rights,
will retrace their steps, while the others
will leave the party, l trust never again
to return to It, 1t is thousand times
better that they should and when every
Democrat whose sympathies are not